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The Memo: Pro-Iran memes go viral, striking back at Trump in propaganda war

The war on Iran is the first major conflict where the propaganda battle might be won or lost in memes. Pro-Iran accounts have unleashed viral videos...

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The Memo: Iran strikes defiant note, blocking Trump’s off-ramp for now

Iran’s leaders are striking a note of defiance about ending the war waged against them by the United States and Israel, complicating President...

25.03.2026 1

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The Memo: Trump’s unpredictability roils waters from Iran to Capitol Hill

President Trump’s long-established trait of unpredictability is affecting two huge issues at home and abroad. On Iran, Trump went from setting a...

25.03.2026 10

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The Memo: Trump looks for the off-ramp on Iran

President Trump seemed to begin a de-escalation of the war on Iran on Monday, sparking a relief rally in financial markets and sending the price of...

23.03.2026 3

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The Memo: Frustrated Trump struggles against perception that he's losing control of Iran war

A tide of political danger is rising around President Trump as criticism grows that he may be losing control of the war in Iran. The conflict that he...

19.03.2026 3

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The Memo: Trump fumes as foreign leaders show new willingness to defy him

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has none of President Trump’s penchant for controversy or headline-grabbing language — but these days, he’s...

18.03.2026 5

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The Memo: Allies balk at Trump’s call for help on Strait of Hormuz

President Trump is seeking help to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz — but the responses he’s getting from traditional U.S. allies mostly range...

16.03.2026 7

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The Memo: Political pressures grow on Trump over Iran

President Trump faces a plethora of political pressures stemming from his decision to attack Iran — and they are likely to escalate the longer the...

13.03.2026 20

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The Memo: Hazy messaging deepens Trump’s political challenges on Iran

Turbulence in President Trump’s messaging on the war in Iran has deepened this week, with the commander-in-chief and his aides toggling between...

10.03.2026 6

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The Memo: Trump at risk from oil price roller coaster amid Iran war

The war in Iran sent financial markets and energy prices on a roller-coaster ride on Monday, underlining the political challenges for President Trump...

10.03.2026 20

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The Memo: Polls show deep public skepticism of Trump’s case on Iran

Six days after the U.S. attacked Iran as part of a joint operation with Israel, opinion polls reveal grave doubts among the American public about the...

06.03.2026 20

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The Memo: Trump under pressure as he seeks to make case on Iran

President Trump and his administration are facing criticism for mixed or implausible messaging on some key elements of the attack on Iran — and the...

04.03.2026 7

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5 questions for Trump amid the Iran crisis

President Trump is facing sharper questions over the war on Iran, with doubt hanging over what comes next and polls showing the U.S. assault is viewed...

03.03.2026 20

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The big new controversy over the Epstein files, explained

When the Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of documents relating to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein on Jan. 30,...

27.02.2026 10

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Thune: Iran strikes should result in regime change

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that any military strikes against Iran should result in regime change to effect real change...

26.02.2026 10

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Five takeaways from President Trump’s State of the Union address

President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. The speech came with the president beset by low...

25.02.2026 20

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Trump’s State of the Union: 5 things to watch

President Trump will step into the House chamber on Tuesday night to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term. Trump, like most...

24.02.2026 10

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The Memo: Trump fumes at Supreme Court justices who knocked down tariffs

Less than six weeks before the 2020 election, President Trump stepped into the White House Rose Garden to fete his newest Supreme Court nominee....

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Five takeaways from the arrest of Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested by British police on Thursday morning local time, in an investigation focused on his...

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The Memo: Jesse Jackson’s legacy resonates as political world grapples with his death

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr....

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The Memo: Epstein scandal feeds suspicion of unaccountable elites

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn’t going anywhere — despite the recent release of roughly 3 million documents by the Department of Justice. The...

14.02.2026 150

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The Memo: From Bad Bunny to Springsteen, new cultural wars erupt around Trump

The controversy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is the latest — and perhaps biggest — cultural flash point of President Trump’s second...

10.02.2026 7

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The Memo: Firestorm over racist social media post forces Trump to hit delete

There are some limits, even for President Trump — or so it seemed on Friday. The latest furor began late Thursday night with a social media post...

07.02.2026 20

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The Memo: Trump takes a step back, for now, in the face of resistance

President Trump may finally be crashing up against some limits to his power. The past few weeks alone have seen Trump meet resistance of a strength...

03.02.2026 20

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The Memo: Minneapolis trauma shifts the politics of immigration

Public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis is scrambling the politics of immigration. The Trump administration’s...

29.01.2026 10

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The Memo: White House pulls back amid public uproar over Alex Pretti killing

The Trump White House made a rare rhetorical retreat Monday amid public uproar over its initial response to the killing of Alex Pretti, the second...

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The Memo: US allies grapple with a world order upended by Trump

A tumultuous period between the United States and its traditional allies took another lurch Friday, as NATO nations expressed outrage over remarks...

24.01.2026 30

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The Memo: Trump steps away from the precipice on Greenland

President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the precipice he had previously marched toward in the Greenland crisis. First, in a speech at...

22.01.2026 40

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The Memo: Trump starts Year 2 with new tumult over Greenland and threats to Biden aides

The normal and abnormal are as closely intertwined as ever as President Trump marks the end of his first year back in office Tuesday. Some of...

20.01.2026 10

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The Memo: Trump’s Insurrection Act threat roils waters amid Minneapolis tensions

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act on Thursday, amid continued tension in Minneapolis in the days following the killing of...

16.01.2026 20

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The Memo: Trump faces risks as foreign issues overshadow domestic agenda

President Trump may face some real political risks as global issues encroach further and further into his agenda. What once seemed a strong tendency...

15.01.2026 20

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The Memo: Trump DOJ’s move against Powell rattles GOP, experts

The stock markets didn’t crash after all — but that doesn’t mean President Trump is out of the woods after the shock revelation that his...

13.01.2026 20

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The Memo: National storm over ICE killing scrambles political picture over immigration

The killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has sparked the fiercest...

10.01.2026 40

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The Memo: Even Trump agrees a third impeachment looks possible

A third impeachment of President Trump could be on the agenda if Democrats win control of Congress in November — and that’s according to the...

09.01.2026 10

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The Memo: Trump sends signal of imperialist muscle in Venezuela

President Trump is flexing U.S. imperial power in an extraordinarily overt way. The impulse extends beyond the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás...

06.01.2026 30

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The Memo: Latest Jeffrey Epstein files hit Trump harder

President Trump is grappling with a new disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein-related material that hit him much harder than the initial batch of documents...

24.12.2025 100

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The Memo: Partial Epstein release sparks calls for more

The material released was too little, and what remains in the vaults will be disclosed too late. This is the critics’ view, at least, after the...

20.12.2025 10

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5 takeaways from Trump’s White House address

President Trump delivered an address to the nation on Wednesday night intended to mark the close of his first year back in power. Trump appeared...

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The Memo: Trump’s hold on GOP loosens, a bit

A dramatic defeat on redistricting in Indiana is the latest sign that President Trump’s grip on the GOP is loosening – slightly. Hoosier-state...

14.12.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump battles MAGA vibe shift at end of first year back in power

President Trump is nearing the end of his first year back in power, but he’s in a very different political spot compared with 12 months ago. Back...

10.12.2025 30

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The Memo: Hegseth sees political dangers wane on boat strikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got a key moment of respite late this week that could help him bat back a plethora of controversies. The moment came on...

06.12.2025 20

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The Memo: Trump faces waning returns from ‘blame Biden’ strategy

President Trump keeps blaming former President Biden for everything from the cost of living to the recent shooting of two National Guard troops in...

04.12.2025 10

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The Memo: Heat on Hegseth inflames broader debate over Trump’s military actions

The intensifying controversy over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in a fatal Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean is raising new, broader...

02.12.2025 10

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The Memo: 6 Democrats whose stars have risen, or fallen, in 2025

The Democrats began the year in a state of shock after President Trump won back the presidency last November. The party has spent much of the past...

28.11.2025 10

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Trump meets Mamdani in the Oval Office: Winners, losers and takeaways

The oddest of political couples had a startlingly positive meeting Friday afternoon when President Trump came face-to-face with New York City...

22.11.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump meets Mamdani in clash of polar opposites

Polar opposites will collide at the White House on Friday when President Trump meets New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for the first time....

21.11.2025 20

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The Memo: MAGA tensions are backdrop for Trump’s surprise Epstein U-turn

President Trump’s abrupt U-turn on the Epstein files looks like an effort to take the sting out of an imminent defeat on Capitol Hill. But the...

18.11.2025 10

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The Memo: Looming House vote deepens Trump’s Epstein woes

The Jeffrey Epstein saga is bad and getting worse for President Trump. A House vote looms, likely next week, on whether the Department of Justice...

14.11.2025 10

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Key reasons for Democrats to be hopeful after the election — and cautious

Democrats got a much-needed morale boost on Tuesday when elections across the nation went their way. A party that has been divided and discontented...

06.11.2025 10

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The Memo: Mamdani's triumph ratchets up battle within Democratic Party

Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral race is a political earthquake. It caps a stunning rise from obscurity, gives the left one of its...

05.11.2025 10

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